Tarkwa Senior High School

Tarkwa Senior High School
Address
Tarkwa Senior High School
P. O. Box 47 Tarkwa, Western Region
Ghana
Coordinates 5°17′30″N 2°00′14″W / 5.29165°N 2.00401°W / 5.29165; -2.00401Coordinates: 5°17′30″N 2°00′14″W / 5.29165°N 2.00401°W / 5.29165; -2.00401
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1961 (1961)
Founder Kwame Nkrumah
Status Active
School district Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal District
Oversight Ministry of Education
Gender Coed
Age 14 to 18
Classes offered Business, general arts, general science, visual arts
Language English
Houses 9

Tarkwa Senior High School is a co-educational senior high school in the mining town of Tarkwa in the Western Region of Ghana.

History

The school was founded in 1961 by the first president of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, under the accelerated Development Plan for Education when Ghana attained independence.[1]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ User, Super. "Tarkwa SHS – Brief History". tarkwashs.com. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
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